Game.



L. JURAK.

GAME.

, APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. l9l5.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis JURAK, a subof the Emperor of Austria; residing at Chicago, 1n the county of Cook andState of clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to games andmore particularly to a game wherein aboard is provided with a plurality of pits for receiving balls, which are deflected by a curved upstanding ball deflecting wall attached to one end of the board.

The primary object ofthe invention is to provide in a game board structure as specified, a game board which is positioned at an incline and has a pair of channels positioned at each side of the same and terminating at the uppermost end of the board so that the ball projected upwardly through the channels will be released therefrom at the upper end of the board for engagement against an upstanding arcuate ball deflecting wall which willdeflect the ball downwardly over the surface of the board and to provide a plurality of pits within the upper surface of the board in which the balls are to be deposited, and further toprovide a plurality of hazards which include pins for deflecting the travel of'the'balls' and increas ing difficulty in placing the balls in the various pits, making it a game of chance, rather than skill.

A further object of this invention is to provide a receiving trough ortrench at the lower end of the board which has its outer wall constructed of a pair of hingedly supported sections which meet intermediate the ends of the trough and are held in closed position by any suitable type of catch mechanism, into which trough the balls travel or fall after a passage over the upper surface of the boards, and to provide a second trough which is positioned beneath the first named trough for receiving the balls therefrom.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and claimed.

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Application filed December 14., 1915; Serial No. 66,77

Patented lDec.11, ram.

"In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings'wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved game board.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the game board. 4 "Fig. 3 is an end view of the game board.

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary section on the line i4 ofFig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a detail viewfof a cue used in connection with the game.

Referring moreparticularly to the drawings, 1 designates the game board, whichis supported at an incline, by a suitable supporting structure 2. The, board 1 has its upper end curved, as is clearly shown at 3 in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and an upstanding upper surface of the upper end of the board land extends about the curved end of the same, havingits end meeting the upper end of the upstanding outer wall 5 of the side channels6 and 7 The ball deflecting wall 4:

ball deflecting wall 4 is attached to the various indicating characters 11' positioned above the same for, indicating the number of points the player of the game receives when one of the balls are deposited in any one of the pits. Hazards are provided, for

rendering more diflicult the depositing of the balls 9 in any one of the pits 10, which hazards comprise pins 12 which extend perpendicularly from the upper surface of the board 1 and are arranged in any suitable manner for making it a game of chance rather than a game of skill.

The channels 6 and 7 are formed by the outer upstanding side walls 5 and the inner upstanding side walls 14 and 15 respectively. The inner side wall 15 of the channel 7 is slightly longer than the side wall 14 in order to provide a stronger lead to a ball deflected or forced upwardly through the channel 7.

placing the balls within the channels.

A board 20 is attached to the lower edge of the game board and'extends outwardly and downwardly at an incline, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The

upperedge of the board 20 is flush with the upper surface of the game board l, and it, in combination with the boards 21 and 22 form .a' trough or trench 23 in which the balls 1 which failfto fall in any one of the pits 10 i roll, after a complete travel over the full length of the upper surface of the board 1.

The boards or strips 21 or 22 are'hingedly connected as is shown at2t to the end 27 of the trough. The meeting ends of the bars 21 and 22, which meet substantially at the center of the trough, are connected by any suitable type of flexible or elastic material as indicated at 28, so that they may be drawn outwardlyinto the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings for permitting the balls to fall therefrom into the trough 29 which is positioned directly beneath the trough 23 and is atvtached to thesupporting structure 2 of the board 1.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, a cue 30 is i shown whichhas its tipend31 provided with a concave recess 32 for engaging the balls 9 and forcing them upwardly through the'channelsG or 7 while playing thegame.

.- In playing the game, a ball 9 is placed in either of thechannels 6 or 7 at the lower end of the same and it is propelled upwardly by a player, with the cue 30. The

:ball reaching the upper delivery end of the ehannelvwill engage the deflecting wall 4 i i and be deflected downwardly over. the upper surface. of the board 1. The travel of the ball will be deflected by the pins 12, and in case the ball drops in any one of the the player shootingthe ball will be credited with the number of points which the pit represents in accordance with the indica- 'tions11. The balls which do not fall in any .one of the pits,

travel throughout the en- 7 tire length of the board, and into the chaneo es 011m patent may be obtainedfor pits 10,

nel 23. When one person has shot the desired number of balls, the bars 21 and 22 are -moved outwardly on their hinged connection which permit the balls to drop downwardly "into the trough 29. The balls remaining in the channel or trough 23 until the player has'finished his play will enable the score keeper to readily count the number of balls shot by each player.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved game will be readily apparentto those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains and, while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

WVhat is claimed is A game comprising a supporting structure, an inclined game board carried by said structure, an outwardly and downwardly inclined member secured to the lower edge.

of the game board and'extending the entire width thereof, strips hinged to each side edge of the game board and extending in the direction of each other, an elastic member connecting the free ends of strips and holding said strips in engagement with the inclined member to form a trough to receive balls, and a second trough carried. by the supporting structure and adapted toreceive the balls upon moving the strips-against the tension; of the elastic member from ongagement with the inclined member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature inpresence. of two witnesses.

r LOUIS JURAK.

Witnesses FRED LENseHNnR, CLARENCE F. LEAR.

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